Welcome back, future leaders!

For today’s warm-up please do the following:

• Grab a fresh student log and your notebook from the crates.• Write in today’s date and objective on your student log.• Draw an X through today’s homework box.• Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts:

Where do you think an authority figure’s power to rule should come from? Should that power be limited at all?

Write one full paragraph.

World History with Mr. Golden__________________________________________________________

Religious Wars and Absolutism

Objective:________________________________________________________

FLWBAT describe the causes for and nature of absolute monarchies

Agenda:________________________________________________________

- Review- Religious war notes- Primary source analysis- What’s an absolutist, anyway?- Exit ticket

Before we write:________________________________________________________

Something to note:

Even though people are finally starting to pull themselves out of the Middle Ages by asking new questions and taking a

greater interest in education, Europe is in the process of tearing itself apart.

WHY’S THAT, YOU ASK?WELL, YOU’RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT NOSEYPANTS. JUST

COOL YOUR JETS FOR A MINUTE.

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The Reformation:________________________________________________________

Anybody remember this guy?Sup? Martin Luther in the

HIZ-OUSE!o Martin Luther’s (and others’)

ideas about reforming the Catholic Church have Europe divided

o Arguments between Catholics and protestants (as those Christians who broke away from the Catholic Church were known) began to turn into wars

Religious Wars:________________________________________________________

o While there were international conflicts, the most awful fighting was usually between Catholics and Protestants of the same country/region

o In the Holy Roman Empire, a civil war wages for 30 years!

ANYONE BRAVE ENOUGH TO WAGER A GUESS AS TO

WHAT THAT WAR WAS CALLED?

Just for fun:________________________________________________________

YOU DON’T NEED TO WRITE THIS DOWN!

o Believe it or not, these issues still persist in parts of Europe today

o But these arguments didn’t just stay in Europe – they even made their way here…

Just for fun:________________________________________________________

Then may the Christian Lord guide my hand against your

Roman popery!

Prepare to receive the true Lord!

YOU DON’T NEED TO WRITE THIS DOWN!

Rise of Absolutism:________________________________________________________

oThis widespread unrest in Europe led to a desire amongst European monarchies (kings and queens) for more power so that they could get things back under control

oBut they needed a way to justify it…

I need more power!

That’s MY line!

Rise of Absolutism:________________________________________________________

o In order to convince people that they deserved absolute power, monarchs began to claim that their power to rule came directly from God

oThis also meant that they were only responsible to God, and no one else could question their authority

Now I’ve got all the power I could ever want!

Good, ‘cause I could really use a break.

Divine Right of Kings:________________________________________________________

The “Divine Right of Kings” was used for two purposes:

oMaintaining ordero Strengthening the power of the monarchy

THAT’S IT FOR THE NOTES! Now we’re going to take a look at a couple of primary

sources. Just study the passage and images presented

and answer the questions that accompany them.

Primary Sources:________________________________________________________

Primary Sources:________________________________________________________

“The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth; for

kings are not only God’s lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God’s

throne, but even by God Himself they are called gods... Kings justly gods, for they exercise a... divine

power upon earth... God hath power to create or destroy, make or

unmake at His pleasure, to give life or sent death to judge and to be

judged nor accountable to none, to raise low things and to make high

things low at His pleasure... And the like power of kings.”

What’s an Absolutist?________________________________________________________

So, we’ve seen how they tried to prove it,now let’s see what they actually did…

USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

I’ll be stamping these as part of your classwork so please…

King James says…Use the readings titled What does absolutism look like, anyway? to

answer the questions at the top of your handout for each example.

What’s an Absolutist?________________________________________________________

Example:Who rules the

country?What power do they

have?Where does their

power come from?Are there any checks

and balances?

1

2

3

4

What’s an Absolutist?________________________________________________________

Example:Who rules the

country?What power do they

have?Where does their

power come from?Are there any checks

and balances?

1 King/Monarch

- Controls army and navy

- Has power over all parts of government - Power of taxation

GodNo - Middle class has

no representation

2

3

4

What’s an Absolutist?________________________________________________________

Example:Who rules the

country?What power do they

have?Where does their

power come from?Are there any checks

and balances?

1 King/Monarch

- Controls army and navy

- Has power over all parts of government - Power of taxation

GodNo - Middle class has

no representation

2 King/Monarch

- Power to tax people - Power to wage war

- Revoked Edict of Nantes

- Governs all of France

GodNo - the Estates

General is never called up to meet

3

4

What’s an Absolutist?________________________________________________________

Example:Who rules the

country?What power do they

have?Where does their

power come from?Are there any checks

and balances?

1 King/Monarch

- Controls army and navy

- Has power over all parts of government - Power of taxation

GodNo - Middle class has

no representation

2 King/Monarch

- Power to tax people - Power to wage war

- Revoked Edict of Nantes

- Governs all of France

GodNo - the Estates

General is never called up to meet

3 Tsar/Monarch

- Controlled Orthodox Church

- Controlled all Russians

- Forced nobles to serve govt.

- Forced peasants and serfs to work

GodNo - has strict control

over his nobles

4

What’s an Absolutist?________________________________________________________

Example:Who rules the

country?What power do they

have?Where does their

power come from?Are there any checks

and balances?

1 King/Monarch

- Controls army and navy

- Has power over all parts of government - Power of taxation

GodNo - Middle class has

no representation

2 King/Monarch

- Power to tax people - Power to wage war

- Revoked Edict of Nantes

- Governs all of France

GodNo - the Estates

General is never called up to meet

3 Tsar/Monarch

- Controlled Orthodox Church

- Controlled all Russians

- Forced nobles to serve govt.

- Forced peasants and serfs to work

GodNo - has strict control

over his nobles

4 King/Monarch

- Total control of govt. and military

- Abolished legislative branch

- Above the law

GodNo - abolished the legislative branch

Exit Ticket:________________________________________________________

Thank you for all your hard work today!

Use the all of today’s notes and handouts to answer the listed questions on the providedpaper.

We’re done!________________________________________________________

Thank you for all your hard work today!

Make sure to put your notebooks in the crateand your folders in folders, please!